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WhiskeyGrinder

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Fri Apr 11, 2025, 08:29 AM
Apr 2025
While the ч in "конечно" is pronounced as a "tch" as a stand alone letter, at the end of an unstressed syllable, it goes soft and is pronounced like a "sh."
The ч is at the end of the stressed syllable in конечно when the word is used to mean "of course." It's at the end of the stressed syllable when the word is used to mean "finite" and is pronounced t͡ɕ.

An unstressed "o" is pronounced like an "a" too..........
Not always. It depends, often on how far the o is from the stressed syllable. In молоко, each о is pronounced differently, or "reduced." The first one is closer to a schwa. The second one is closer to an ɐ. And the third one, where the accent is, is the pure-ish o.

But keep it up! It's a start, and shows you've got the initiative. Most people don't even get that far!

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That is NOT what I expected--and wish I had not seen it! riversedge Apr 2025 #1
hey! NJCher Apr 2025 #15
Lol... sheshe2 Apr 2025 #2
Granny Krasnov (R-Felon) is out to steal your security, social and otherwise BoRaGard Apr 2025 #3
Looks like a babushka... the Russians and Ukrainians can use the idea/image too! dutch777 Apr 2025 #4
You can use the stress to make a play on words in Russian DFW Apr 2025 #8
Oh, konyetchno! dutch777 Apr 2025 #9
You are using the letters a little too literally DFW Apr 2025 #10
Yeah, sorry, that army training was all about being literal, not linguistically subtle. dutch777 Apr 2025 #23
The army was probably expecting you to decipher texts DFW Apr 2025 #25
Actually it was intercept and translate voice communications but it was not a dialog, no. dutch777 Apr 2025 #39
That was an enlightening brakester Apr 2025 #34
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конечно implies agreement kiri Apr 2025 #35
There is no connection between WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2025 #38
Protos gave us much of interest kiri Apr 2025 #40
Polish and Lithuanian heritage... MiHale Apr 2025 #11
Why did I think of... canetoad Apr 2025 #5
That's an untrustworthy-looking face if I ever saw one Hekate Apr 2025 #14
Hi! canetoad Apr 2025 #17
I am doing surprisingly okay just now, thank you! Hekate Apr 2025 #27
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No way. Nope. James48 Apr 2025 #7
From a completely different joke: "Die armen Deutschern Kinder haben keine eier ? Was meint er da ? ... " eppur_se_muova Apr 2025 #12
Clever use of German slang DFW Apr 2025 #26
That is so funny. patphil Apr 2025 #13
ARGHHHH!!! ailsagirl Apr 2025 #16
Yikes!! Scary in any language. wordstroken Apr 2025 #18
Straight out of Hansel and Gretel. Sneederbunk Apr 2025 #19
It could be a Spanish potato farmer NickB79 Apr 2025 #20
The Witch was defeated. Raine1967 Apr 2025 #21
Bwah! (yikes 😄 ) electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #22
This post needs a warning Meowmee Apr 2025 #24
Saw this thread yesterday but finally got chance to check it out BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #28
Too good malaise Apr 2025 #30
Oh my gosh that is so funny!!! I had to call Mr Peacetrain upstairs to see it.. Peacetrain Apr 2025 #31
Lol, that's great! Dave Bowman Apr 2025 #32
Ugly ANY way you look at it. calimary Apr 2025 #33
Holy schmutz, DFW! Niagara Apr 2025 #36
You can't be too careful these days....... n/t DFW Apr 2025 #37
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